Am I the only one not convined with this O-Line?

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Am I the only one not convined with this O-Line?

Originally posted by krizay:

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Am I the only one not convined with this O-Line?

lol sup kriz.

Originally posted by ruthless49er:

Originally posted by krizay:

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Am I the only one not convined with this O-Line?

lol sup kriz.

My amount of call offs from work.

I think the Niners have three pieces in place. Staley and Heitmann are solid, and should play at a high level. Rachal displayed some excellent upside last year, and should improve. He is certainly not close to being a finished product, and will have some growing pains. But, I see good signs.

The two weaknesses are at LG and RT. Baas is fine going forward, but does not have solid lateral skills. This limits the Niners' ability to pull him to the right on running plays. He is on the last year of his contract, and better raise his game this year. Otherwise, the Niners are going to let him walk.

At RT, we have a couple talented players in M. Smith and A. Boone. Smith is clearly the best player, but has health issues. Boone has potential, but must stay focused and disciplined. He's got a long ways to go. Sims is backup material, and Snyder is the all-around backup across the line.

One forgotten member of the line is Jacob Bender. He has a chance to make this squad as a backup for Smith.

I'm worried about Marvel Smith's health and hoping he can stay healthy all season

We need a strong season out of baas, if he struggles early I hope Wragge is inserted into the starting lineup...

Rachal should have a much better season after being thrown into the fire as a rookie


I'm not worried about Staley and Heitmann, they will be the anchors of the O -Line, but if Smith stays healthy we should be in good shape

More than anything for me is the lack of depth on the line. We don't have very good back ups.

No, you are not alone. However, this line has the potential to be very good if.....

- Marvel Smith stays healthy
- Rachal continues to develop in his 2nd season
- Baas has a good year at LG

All that said, this group is going to be scrutinized heavily in training camp and into the season.

Originally posted by m_brockalexander:
No, you are not alone. However, this line has the potential to be very good if.....

- Marvel Smith stays healthy
- Rachal continues to develop in his 2nd season
- Baas has a good year at LG

All that said, this group is going to be scrutinized heavily in training camp and into the season.

I think your first and second points are joined at the hip. Rachal's development would be helped tremendously playing inside M. Smith as opposed to anyone else that might get thrown in at RT.

The left side of the line really struggled with the run last year. And on short yardage situations the o line never wins the battle. I think the right side will be the better run side if Smith is healthy.

No... not really worried about the OL. Only slight concern is that they stay healthy... mainly Marvel Smith. I am very encouraged by last year's play (once Sing took over) with Staley, Baas, Heitmann, Rachal, and even Snyder to some lesser degree.

I think if Marvel Smith stays healthy that our O-Line has a chance to be pretty good.

The O-Line still has some question marks, but it has fewer of them than in the past several years. Right tackle and left guard being the remaining big question marks.

Originally posted by PA9erFaithful:
I think if Marvel Smith stays healthy that our O-Line has a chance to be pretty good.

I agree. The RT position is the only piece that has a question mark over it IMO.

RT and Barry Sim still on our team worries me!

[ Edited by 9erluv415 on Jul 27, 2009 at 08:53:08 ]